Fan Requests Influenced Namco Bandai’s Decision To Localize Tales Of Graces F

Sales would be rather low because of the fact that a majority of the people who bought video gaming consoles didn’t HAVE a PS3.

I used to work for a game store (and not just one, but 3 different stores) and a good majority of the consumers had a 360 or a Wii; not a PS3. Most stores were trained to help them choose which system to buy and most often it was the 360 because of the number of games they had over the number of games the PS3 had. So, it wasn’t really the fact that the sales would be low for “porting a X360 game to the PS3″, it was because there was (and still is) a smaller number of people who own the actual PS3 system.

For instance, my boyfriend and I got an Xbox360 a year after it’s release only because of the price, the fact that all the people we knew also had one, and the fact that there’s more games on the 360 than the PS3. Then eventually, when Sony decided to drop the price (just around the same time as 360), we decided to get a PS3. And knowing that Eternal Sonata was released for the PS3 (with more story and new characters), I believed that the same would happen with Vesperia. lol I have, like, no real actual RPGs on my PS3 and that’s the only thing that I play. So buying the PS3 was a waste of money for me.. all we use it for is to play blu-rays (since the boyfriend buys the blu-ray/dvd combo movies now) and use netflix.

I’m speaking from experience from working at GameStop and Wal-Mart. And my opening line of reasoning makes sense just as much as your line of “the PS3 is now cheaper than before”.

Just because a game was sold a year before on a different system doesn’t mean it’s not gonna be bought. The only reason why it’ll have low sales is because of the lack of advertising for that console. RPGs, outside of SE titles, normally have low sales unless it’s advertised decently in magazines and/or in stores, as well if there’s a following for the title. I had to talk up sales for various RPGs while working at GameStop because people only KNEW of SE and were missing out on other great titles.

lol I actually own all those RPGs besides Disgaea, Trinity Universe, Atelier Rorona (which is on my “to buy” list), Last Rebellion, and Enchanted Arms. Disgaea & Trinity Universe are no buys for me. Despise the series. Last Rebellion was a rushed product, so it scored lowly everywhere. And Enchanted Arms isn’t a game for me either.. I’m extremely picky about battle system, artwork, characters, etc, just like all other video gamers.

Also, you gotta take in account that some games that are later ported to the PS3 have an agreement with Microsoft to release their copy first and then a year later for other consoles.

I did mention that I worked at more than Wal-Mart. My main employer was GameStop for awhile and GameStop shares stats with each other. That, plus I worked at various GameStop stores because of lack of employees.

Microsoft has the money to throw around to make exclusive deals to where games are released on the 360 before any others. Hence why certain titles are sold later on a different system.

lol and nope, I didn’t go back on my word. Most of the RPGs on the PS3 are mediocre, not great. (So far, only Resonance of Fate is great..) Hence why I said “no real RPGs on the PS3″. I can’t sit down and play all those titles for hours on end or even days on end.. Real RPGs would make me wanna play from beginning to end, not stop half-way through and just let it sit on my shelf to collect dust.